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Cmo 31 2015 Revised Rules Procedures For The Processing of Importer Consignees Request For Amendment of BL Awb PDF
Cmo 31 2015 Revised Rules Procedures For The Processing of Importer Consignees Request For Amendment of BL Awb PDF
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
15 September 2015
By the authority vested in me under Section 608 of the TCCP, the following rules are
hereby promulgated:
Section 1.0bjectives. The following rules and procedures for the amendment of a Bill
of Lading (BL) and Airway Bill (AWB) are issued hereunder for the following purposes:
a. All BL and AWB which subject to amendment must first be validated by the
shipping line, airline, freight forwarder or consolidator concerned.
Nature of BL or AWB,
- Consignee's name, and
- Consignee's address.
2) An import entry in the VASP has been lodged in the E2M and the import
entry, with supporting documents, have been submitted to the Entry
Processing Division (EPD) or equivalent unit;
3) There is no covering Alert or Hold Order and the subject shipment has not
been tagged as "abandoned"; and
4) In case of requests for change in consignee's name, the request must be
supported by an undertaking of the original consignee that the Bureau of
Customs shall not be held responsible for the release of the cargo.
Section 4.Disposition of Request.The request shall be filed solely with the Office of the
Deputy Collector for Operations who shall resolve the request promptly upon approval
of the District Collector.
Where such request is approvedor disapproved by the District Collector, the same shall
be forwarded to the Deputy Collector for Operations for the amendment in the E2M
System or for the issuance of the notice of disapproval to the importer or consignee.
Section S.Processing Fee. All consignee, shipping line, airline, freight forwarder or
consolidator concerned shall pay a processing fee equivalent to Five Hundred Philippine
Pesos (PhP500.00) upon submission of its application.
Section 6. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediatelyand shall govern all
pending requestsfor amendment of BL and AWB, and other similar requests.
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